2016 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle & Traffic
Title 11 - REGISTRATION OF SNOWMOBILES, MOTORBOATS AND LIMITED USE VEHICLES
Article 48-B - (2280 - 2291) REGISTRATION OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES
2282 - Registration and permit.

 2282. Registration and permit. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no
  person  shall  operate any ATV within the state unless such ATV has been
  registered and numbered  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this
  article,  and  the registration number for such ATV is in full force and
  effect and displayed as provided  under  this  article  and  regulations
  promulgated thereunder.
2.  The  commissioner  is  authorized  to  register  an  ATV,  issue a
  registration certificate and assign a registration number to  such  ATV.
  All  such  registrations  shall  be valid for a period prescribed by the
  commissioner unless, prior to expiration of the period prescribed by the
  commissioner,  it  is  surrendered,  cancelled,  revoked  or   suspended
  pursuant to the provisions of this article.
3.  Unless  otherwise  prescribed by regulation of the commissioner, a
  number once assigned under this section shall remain with the registered
  ATV until the ATV is destroyed, abandoned or  permanently  removed  from
  the state, or until changed or terminated by the commissioner.
4.  Fees.  Fees  for  registration  of  ATVs  to  be  collected by the
  commissioner under this article are as follows.
(a) An  annual  fee  of  twelve  dollars  and  fifty  cents  for  each
  individual resident registration.
(b)  An  annual  fee  of  twelve  dollars  and  fifty  cents  for each
  individual nonresident registration.
(c) An annual fee of twenty-five dollars for each dealer registration.
(d)  An  annual  fee  of  five  dollars  for  each  additional  dealer
  demonstrator registration number.
(e)  A  fee  of  three dollars for replacement of a lost, mutilated or
  destroyed certificate.
(f) Provided, however, that the provisions of paragraphs (c)  and  (d)
  of  this  subdivision with respect to the payment of dealer registration
  fees shall not apply to dealers  registered  pursuant  to  section  four
  hundred fifteen of this chapter.
(g)  Annual  fees  shall  not  be  prorated  and  such  fees  shall be
  applicable to a year or any portion of a year.
  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  this   section,   the
  difference  collected  between  the fees set forth in paragraphs (a) and
  (b) of this subdivision in effect on  and  after  September  first,  two
  thousand  nine and the fees set forth in such paragraphs in effect prior
  to such date shall be deposited to the credit of the  dedicated  highway
  and bridge trust fund.
5.  Application.  The  owner  of each ATV requiring registration under
  this section shall  present  an  application  for  registration  to  the
  commissioner,   on   a  blank  to  be  prepared  and  furnished  by  the
  commissioner for that purpose. Such  application  shall  contain  or  be
  accompanied  by  such  evidence of the ownership of the ATV described in
  the application as may be required by the commissioner.
6. Dealers. (a) Any person who is a dealer, and who is not  registered
  as  a  dealer  pursuant to section four hundred fifteen of this chapter,
  shall register as an ATV dealer and operate in accordance with the rules
  and regulations of the commissioner for ATV dealers.  The  commissioner,
  upon  receipt  of  an  application  and the required fee, shall assign a
  distinctive dealer registration number to the registrant  and  issue  an
  appropriate  registration  certificate  to  him  and  assign  two dealer
  demonstrator  registration  numbers  and  upon  the   payment   of   the
  appropriate  fee,  such additional numbers as shall be requested. Dealer
  registrations and dealer demonstrator registration numbers shall not  be
  transferable.  Provided,  however, the commissioner may limit the number
  of dealer demonstration registration numbers issued to a dealer.

(b) No dealer shall sell or offer for retail sale any ATV, other  than
  an  ATV  identified  and  sold for use only in off-highway competitions,
  which is not equipped with all equipment necessary for the  registration
  of an ATV.
6-a.  Registration  at time of sale. Every all terrain vehicle defined
  by section twenty-two hundred eighty-one  of  this  article  sold  by  a
  dealer  shall  be  registered  at the time of sale of such vehicle. Such
  registration shall  be  valid  until  the  thirty-first  day  of  August
  following the date of such sale; provided, however, that any all terrain
  vehicle  sold  after  April  first  of  each  year  shall  be  issued  a
  registration valid until the thirty-first day  of  August  in  the  year
  following that in which the all terrain vehicle is sold. Any all terrain
  vehicle  purchased  for use exclusively outside of the state of New York
  shall not  require  registration  at  the  time  of  purchase,  and  the
  purchaser of such all terrain vehicle shall sign a declaration, provided
  by  the  dealer,  which  shall state that such purchaser understands the
  conditions under which an all terrain vehicle must be registered and the
  penalty for violation  of  such  registration  provisions.  Each  signed
  declaration  shall  be  forwarded by the dealer to the commissioner. The
  form of such declaration shall be provided by the commissioner  to  each
  dealer.
7.  Renewal.  Every  owner  of  an  ATV  and  dealer  shall  renew his
  registration in such manner as  the  commissioner  shall  prescribe,  on
  payment of the same registration fees as provided in subdivision four of
  this section.
8.  Indicia  of registration. At the time of the original registration
  and at the time of each renewal thereof,  the  commissioner  shall  also
  issue  validating  forms  in  a  manner he has prescribed indicating the
  validity of the current registration and the  expiration  date  thereof,
  which  indicia  of  registration shall be affixed to the vehicle in such
  manner as the commissioner may prescribe.
No ATV shall be considered as validly registered within the meaning of
  this section unless a  current  registration  certificate,  registration
  number and current indicia of registration have been issued.
9.  Equipment  required.  No ATV shall be registered, nor shall such a
  registration be  renewed,  unless  the  ATV  is  equipped  with  brakes,
  muffler,  spark  arrester  and tires as prescribed in subdivision one of
  section twenty-four hundred six of this chapter.
10. ATVs owned by governmental agencies. A registration  number  shall
  be  assigned,  without  payment of a fee, for ATVs owned by governmental
  agencies,  or  by  volunteer  organizations  if  used  exclusively   for
  emergency purposes, provided that each such ATV shall display the proper
  registration number assigned to it.
11.  Exemption.  No  registrations shall be required for the following
  described ATVs:
(a) ATVs owned and used by the United  States,  another  state,  or  a
  political  subdivision  thereof,  but such ATV shall display the name of
  the owner on the vehicle thereof.
(b) ATVs covered by a valid registration or license of another  state,
  province or country, as provided in subdivision twelve of this section.
12. Out of state ATV registration. The registration provisions of this
  article shall not apply to non-resident owners who have registered their
  ATVs  in  compliance  with  the  registration  and licensing laws of the
  state, province, district or country of residence, provided that the ATV
  is appropriately identified in accordance with the laws of the state  of
  residence.  The  provisions  of  this  subdivision  shall not apply to a
  resident of another state, province, district or country which does  not
  have  an  ATV  registration  and  identification  law.  Nothing  in this

  subdivision shall be construed to authorize the  operation  of  any  ATV
  contrary to the provisions of this article.